A peak at what happened in sports when Mother Ursula, MSC, was born

by Amy Gassen sports editor

The the year Mother Ursula Infante, MSC, was born.1897-was an historic year in the wide world of sports.

The Boston Marathon, a currently highly public event, started that year. It is America's oldest regularly contested foot race. Originally run at 24 miles, the race currently completes a 25-mile course. John McDermott of New York was the first winner of the famous race with a time of 2:55:10.

Also in that year, the University of Pennsylvania and Purdue University joined the Division I intercollegiate athletics for the sport of basketball. Both of these schools now sit in the top 25 percentile for winning teams.